Allah, the exalted, says in the noble Quran as such: > مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللَّـهِ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ أَشِدَّاءُ عَلَى > الْكُفَّارِ رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ > > Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are forceful > against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves [\[48:29\]][1]. How can the muslims be "forceful" among disbelievers and "merciful" among themselves in the modern world which is referred to as the "[Global Village][2]" ? [1]: http://tanzil.net/#48:29 [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_village_%28term%29